
The Red Bull driver wins the first pole position of the season in Malaysia. Opposite mood for George Russell, eighth after a difficult qualifying.
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Qualifying for the Formula 1 Grand Prix took place at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.
"It's fantastic, we tried for many Grands Prix to get pole and we finally succeeded: the first time in the season is incredible. I'm very happy for today, clearly when you start from first place the objective for Sunday's race is to win, even if it's never happened in the season so far." This is the joy of Max Verstappen, who took pole in Formula 1 qualifying in Sepang, Malaysia.
George Russell is in the opposite mood, after a qualifying in which he finished eighth (he will start seventh due to the penalty to Isack Hadjar): "We don't know what went wrong, the asphalt is aggressive and the tires are hell for everyone. It's by far our worst qualifying of the season, but tomorrow we can still compete for the podium."
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